くらべよう、ぎおんご
Let's Compare Words Expressing Sounds
Important Expressions
N といいます
は to show contrast
A relative clause to modify a noun: Verb 1 (plain from) ときの音（おと）は〜です
Necessary background knowledge
Lower-intermediate grammatical knowledge and competence.
Preparation
Select photographs from the TJF Photo Data Bank that show something
that can be expressed using onomatopoeia.
Examples
Cracking an egg: 97214e
Making kakigori (shaved ice): 99249d
Eating instant ramen: 00076b
Train: 00025e
On the train: 00228e
Cleaning the sumo hall: 98142a
Playing tennis: 99118e
Taking a picture: 99272b
Collect recordings of the sounds made by the actions pictured
in the selected photographs on an MD or cassette tape. You may wish to arrange
to play the sounds directly from a PC in the classroom. (Sounds for
the above
photographs may be heard at the Takarabako website.)
Procedure
1. The teacher should lightly snap his/her fingers, and ask, "これは、英語（えいご）で何（なん）ですか" (How
would you describe this sound in English?). (Expected response is "snap.")
2. Then, saying "では、日本（にほん）の写真（しゃしん）を見（み）ましょう," show
the students one photograph and have them freely describe what they see in
it (and, depending
on their competence, also describe what they do not see).
Example: 99118e (Tennis): "高校生（こうこうせい）です," "テニスをしています," "テニスはおもしろいです."
("This is a high school student." "He/She is playing tennis." "Tennis is fun.")
3. After most of the studentsﾕ responses have come, play the recording
of a tennis ball being batted back and forth, saying "では、テニスの音（おと）を聞（き）きましょう." Then
ask "これは、英語（えいご）で何（なん）ですか," and
have the students freely describe it. Finally the teacher should
explain, "これは日本語（にほんご）では
'ぱこーん' といいます."
4. Divide the students into small groups, distribute 1 photograph
to each group, and have them think about how the sound being made
in the photo is expressed in English.
5. Each group tells how the sound is expressed in English, showing
the photograph to the class. Then the teacher plays the recording
of the sound for each scene. (The order is important. It is a good idea to
divide the tracks
for each sound on the MD.)
6. When all the presentations are finished, line up all the photographs
in front of the students. Write the Japanese onomatopoeia on the
black/white board in random order and then have the students try to match
the photographs
with the words. The group that makes the most correct matches wins.
7. One possible way to wrap up the activity is to have all the students
make sentences following the "Verb 1 (plain form) するときの音（おと）は〜です" pattern.
Tips for Teachers
Examples of sounds describing movement/action. [MP3]
Cracking an egg 卵（たまご）をわる (97214e):
ぱかっ
Making kakigori (shaved ice) カキ氷（ごおり）を作（つく）る (99249d): しゃかしゃか
Eating instant ramen カップラーメンを食（た）べる (00076b): ちゅるちゅる or ずるずる
Train 電車（でんしゃ） (00025e): ごーっ
On the train 電車（でんしゃ）の中（なか） (00228e): がたんがたん or がたんごとん
Cleaning the sumo hall 土俵（どひょう）の掃除（そうじ） (98142a): さっさっ
Playing tennis テニスをする (99118e): ぱこーん
Taking a picture 写真（しゃしん）を撮（と）る (99272b): ぱちり or かしゃ
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